CANAAN — It's a rite of spring — the tilling of land to begin the planting season.

Nowadays tractors perform the task, but on one field in East Canaan, the real meaning of horsepower is displayed as the four-legged creatures take on the job.

Every year members of the Northwest Connecticut Draft Horse Association hold their Field Day on Barry Brown's property, to which they bring their horses. Paired together, with drivers or walkers behind them, they slowly cross the land to turn over the soil.

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